February 19, 2013
Airport security officers stand near a fence that was cut next to the tarmac, at Brussels international airport, Feb. 19. Police on Tuesday were looking for eight men who made a hole in a security fence of Brussels’ international airport, drove onto the tarmac and robbed tens of millions of dollars worth of diamonds from the hold of a Swiss-bound plane.
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Multimillion-dollar diamond heist in Brussels
BRUSSELS (AP) — Eight masked gunmen forced their way through the security fence at Brussels’ international airport, drove onto the tarmac and snatched some $50 million worth of diamonds from the hold of a Swiss-bound plane without firing a shot.
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